Office Blog

August 31, 2012

Over the past couple weeks, the Membership Committee has been discussing the potential of developing campus chapters within VFP. In fact, it was pointed out during the last committee meeting that over the past three years, VFP members in San Diego Chapter #91 have been slowly building a VFP presence on one of the local community college campuses: San Diego City College. This all started when one of the members in the chapter, who was also a student, volunteered to start working with students and faculty. With the help of Chapter #91, a student veterans group was modeled after VFP, adhering to the National Statement of Purpose. Now, the group is officially recognized by Student Affairs as a campus group. During the first weeks of September, Rush Week, the chapter will recruit veterans on campus, and afterwards, will apply for official chapter status with VFP.


Reaching out to student veterans is a great way to bridge the gap between veterans across generations. There is a huge opportunity for growth within VFP as we connect with active duty and returning veterans from the current wars. Additionally, this is a way to get a fresh, new perspective within the organization by involving students while providing a network of veterans for the students to tap into. The formation will be only slightly different compared to the formation process for chapters currently. In reality, this will take minimal effort on the staff to implement. The chapter coordinator is working with the San Diego student group now to create a toolkit for other student groups to model, which should be completed before Spring Semester 2013! Be sure to check the "Start A Chapter" tab to find out more about starting a campus chapter as details unfold.
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